Systematic Reviews

Papers
(The H4-Index of Systematic Reviews is 36. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Patients’ experiences of mechanical ventilation in intensive care units in low- and lower-middle-income countries: protocol of a systematic review503
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the safety of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine from randomized controlled trials on malarial and non-malarial conditions158
Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of mental illness among nursing home residents152
Correction: Do reporting guidelines have an impact? Empirical assessment of changes in reporting before and after the PRISMA extension statement for network meta-analysis152
Acupuncture methods for insomnia disorder in the elderly: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis146
Lapatinib and lapatinib plus trastuzumab therapy versus trastuzumab therapy for HER2 positive breast cancer patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis127
Breathing exercises for patients with early-stage lung cancer: a meta-analysis118
Graduate and postgraduate educational challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic period: its impact and innovations—a scoping review111
Is artificial intelligence for medical professionals serving the patients? 90
Diagnostic accuracy of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis83
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for vascular surgery: an evidence map and scoping review77
Characteristics of interventions that address racism in the United States and opportunities to integrate equity principles: a scoping review77
Effects of Reiki therapy on quality of life: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials75
Increasing the transparency of systematic reviews: presenting a generalized registration form74
Lack of systematicity in research prioritisation processes — a scoping review of evidence syntheses71
Association between frailty and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing craniotomy—systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies71
Ten circumstances and solutions for finding the sample mean and standard deviation for meta-analysis67
Efficacy and safety of acupuncture with moxibustion for knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials61
Barriers and facilitators to access mental health services among refugee women in high-income countries: a systematic review61
Publication bias in prevalence studies should not be ignored58
Addressing the challenges of reconstructing systematic reviews datasets: a case study and a noisy label filter procedure57
Screening for hypertension in adults: protocol for evidence reviews to inform a Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care guideline update56
Where to prospectively register a systematic review54
The resilience of parents and carers who administer medicines to children at home: a qualitative systematic review protocol53
Job crafting interventions: what works, for whom, why, and in which contexts? Research protocol for a systematic review with coincidence analysis53
Interventions to improve referrals from primary care to outpatient specialist services for chronic conditions: a systematic review and framework synthesis update52
Hyponatremia and aging-related diseases: key player or innocent bystander? A systematic review51
Traditional and machine learning models for predicting haemorrhagic transformation in ischaemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis48
Implementation of medicines pricing policies in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review47
Witnessing workplace bullying — protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual health and well-being outcomes45
Off-label use of sodium cantharidinate and vitamin B6 injection in cancer: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis42
Mind–body therapies and their interplay with the immune system in children and adolescents: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis42
Dissemination of knowledge from Cochrane Public Health reviews: a bibliographic study42
Four kinds of traditional Chinese exercise therapy in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis41
Residual insecticide surface treatment for preventing malaria: a systematic review protocol37
The association of social networks and depression in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review36
Acceptance and uptake of vaccines against tetanus, influenza, pertussis, and COVID-19 among pregnant and postpartum women in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis pro36
The distribution of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among nurses in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review36
Musculoskeletal disorders and discomfort for female surgeons or surgeons with small hand size when using hand-held surgical instruments: a systematic review36
0.12179899215698